Table 1.
Responses to knowledge questions by both the donor and nondonor students
| Questions | Correct response (N=500)
|
P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blood donors | Nondonors | ||
| What are the different blood groups in human beings? | 482 (96.40%) | 478 (95.60%) | 0.519 |
| What is the legal age for blood donation in India? | 251 (50.20%) | 151 (30.20%) | <0.001 |
| How many times can a person donate blood in a year in India? | 374 (74.80%) | 295 (59.00%) | <0.001 |
| Which of the following persons should not donate blood?* | 236 (47.25%) | 148 (29.60%) | <0.001 |
| What are the probable reasons for which many persons do not donate blood?* | 124 (24.80%) | 88 (17.60%) | <0.005 |
| Which of the following diseases may be spread by the use of unsafe/unscreened blood? | 351 (70.20%) | 259 (51.80%) | <0.001 |
| Which of the following components may be prepared from blood? | 354 (70.80%) | 277 (54.40%) | <0.001 |
| In which of the following conditions would blood transfusion may be required?* | 222 (44.40%) | 129 (25.90%) | <0.001 |
| When is World Blood Donor Day observed? | 444 (88.80%) | 421 (84.20%) | 0.033 |
| Which of the following ways may be used to disseminate message on blood donation?* | 244 (48.80%) | 236 (47.20%) | 0.613 |
| What is the minimum time limit in between two automated live platelet donations (plateletpheresis)? | 111 (22.2%) | 102 (20.40%) | 0.487 |
| How much volume of blood is collected in one unit of whole blood donation? | 250 (50.0%) | 129 (25.80%) | <0.001 |
| One should donate blood in the following conditions?* | 344 (68.80%) | 259 (51.80%) | <0.001 |
| Female donors should not donate blood in following conditions?* | 245 (49.00%) | 201 (40.20%) | 0.005 |
| All of the following are myths regarding blood donation?* | 157 (31.40%) | 103 (20.60%) | <0.001 |
| How many days whole blood collected from a donor can be safely preserved in a blood bag in blood bank? | 202 (40.40%) | 120 (24.00%) | <0.001 |
| What postdonation care should be given to a donor after whole blood donation? | 331 (66.20%) | 201 (40.20%) | <0.001 |
| Which blood group (packed red blood cells) is a universal donor? | 438 (87.60%) | 413 (82.60%) | 0.026 |
| Which blood group is a universal recipient? | 391 (78.20%) | 357 (74.80%) | 0.013 |
| Which investigations are done before donating blood? | 124 (24.90%) | 86 (17.20%) | 0.004 |
| Donated blood is tested for which of the following?* | 415 (83.00%) | 412 (82.40%) | 0.869 |
| What is minimum weight of a person for blood donation? | 170 (34.00%) | 166 (33.30%) | 0.791 |
| Needle used for blood donation is? | 447 (89.40%) | 373 (74.60%) | <0.001 |
| Is it safe to receive blood from a first-degree relative eg, son to mother, brother to sister, etc? | 169 (33.80%) | 125 (25.00%) | 0.002 |
| National voluntary blood donation day is observed every year on? | 441 (88.20%) | 342 (78.40%) | <0.001 |
| Mean | 293 (58.6%) | 235 (47.0%) | <0.001 |
Note:
*
Only part of the question is given here.